Building generalization is a difficult operation due to the complexity of the spatial distribution
of buildings and for reasons of spatial recognition. In this study, building generalization is …

The availability of methods for abstracting and generalizing spatial data is vital for
understanding and communicating spatial information. Spatial analysis using maps at …

Tourist maps are essential resources for visitors to an unfamiliar city because they visually
highlight landmarks and other points of interest. Yet, hand-designed maps are static …

Publisher Summary Research on the automation of cartographic generalization has led to
the development of a large number of generalization algorithms. This chapter describes …

Adequate representation of cartographic expert knowledge is essential if maps are to be
created in an automated way. Part of this expert knowledge is made up by the structural …

Map generalization is one of the core technologies of cartography and multi-scale spatial
data transformation. Since the 1960s, the research on the automated generalization of map …

This paper explores the use of the stochastic optimization technique of simulated annealing
for map generalization. An algorithm is presented that performs operations of displacement …

Geographic information represents our understanding of the association of phenomena with
their location on and near the Earth's surface. When presented in map form, an essential …

Manual cartographic generalization is a simultaneous process. However, most automatic
approaches so far have been sequential; generalization operators are applied one at a time …

A critical problem in map** data is the frequent updating of large data sets. To solve this
problem, the updating of small-scale data based on large-scale data is very effective …